Pipeline leak repair and maintenance fittings company, The Pipe Line Development Company (PLIDCO) has announced that it has approved six international partners to serve as authorised refurbishing service centres (ARSCs). PLIDCO recently established ARSCs with its partners in Brunei, Canada, Colombia, Indonesia, Singapore and Qatar.
The new ARSCs are strategically located near PLIDCO’s customers, which reduces turnaround, shipping time and costs. This allows them to extend the life of their PLIDCO pipeline repair fittings more quickly and cost effectively. Previously, certified refurbishment could only be conducted at PLIDCO’s facility in the US.
Ernie Lackner, PLIDCO’s director of sales and marketing says: ‘PLIDCO products are engineered to last a very long time under extremely harsh conditions. With proper refurbishment, most of our pipeline fittings can have a second life or more, provided that they haven’t been welded directly to a pipeline. The global refurbishment centres were established in direct response to our customers’ requests, and we expect to establish more ARSCs in the future.’
